The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

Ny husband was a travelling man.
and by strict economy we had saved
considerable money and owned num-
Der Of houses. We had been married
about seven years. when one evening
in the spring Of 1856 he said: Il would
like to 60 70 Minnesota Chen a Terri
tory and start a town. Are you will
ing 4 go with me?'' / said ! was. It
was early spring, and cold. We con-
cluded to wait till the weather was
warm and pleasant. We began to pre-
pare for the journey. he in disposing Of
property and ] in sewing and making
ready to pack. We made a great mis-
take in our preparations Instead Of
taking only what was actually neces-
sary We packed furniture. etc. enough
for w or three log houses. After
talking the matter over be decided to
70 out first and locate a place before
taking his family. i employed m ex-
rcrienccd hand to pack our piano. and
il was so well done that after being on
the road for six months (and part Of
~ WMf - III
il was carried through the woods
BY eight men) il arrived in good ON
dition and tone. had. with the help
Of others. almost every thing packed
and ready when my husband returned
after an absence Of . little over two
weeks. He had fortunately met . man
whose claim laid between two lakes
and was twenty-five miles from any
town. The man was willing to join
with him in starting . town. and sold
him the undivided hall. 1t was one
bright morning in May that, our house.
hold goods having all been safely
stored on steamboat, we said good bye
70 our friends and started down the
Ohio. Our journey BY water was long
but pleasant. ! had become accus-
toned to being pointed at as the little
woman who was going to live in the
wilds OF Minnesota The boat landed
one day and a man and woman came
on board. The woman had a mans
straw hat on. and belted around her
waist were two revolvcrs and q knife.
! was brought to her notice, and she
advised me TO turn back. She said the
woods were full Of ccntipcdes, snakes.
horrible bugs and spiders, besides the
danger from Indians.
Arriving at the end Of our journey
by water, my husband. after seeing the
children and myself comfortably set
tied at the hotel. left in the company
q two or three others with whom he
had become acquainted during our
journey, and who had decided to locate
near his place. He left with the in
sention Of returning for as . soon a.
&c . . house built, but had to build
: for . store. heard occasion
Ally from my husband. Every thing
was going on well. He had built two
iog houses, and had been to Dubuque
and bought goods for the store. About
TINS l was taken very sick with
typhoid fever. A physician was called.
continued to grow worse. My
husband was sent for, and for . Jews
uays u was . matter Of life and death,
wnen = change for the better took
place. and in the course Of a week or
send days ! had become % much better
mat ne concluded to take us back with
MIN. Our household good had been
nearly all removed to our home.
Among the furniture remaining was q
large sofa. Il was placed in the wagon.
anh' with some pillows loaned
oy the landlord. I was made
- comfortable as possible. We then
started on our wcarisomc Journey Of
twenty-five miles, the most 81 the way
through woods, no road. but over rough.
uneven ground, obliged 70 stop occa-
s'onally 70 cut down q tree to make
Way 2 The wagon. Iwas complstcly